India on Friday reported over two lakh coronavirus cases for the second consecutive day; BJP tells Election Commission that the remaining poll phases in Bengal should not be clubbed, claims there is no connection of Covid spike with election rallies; Home Minister Amit Shah takes out a roadshow in Bengal without a mask; Andhra Pradesh runs out of vaccine stock; and other top news of the day. | NDTV

India, gripped by the deadly second wave of the pandemic, reported 1,84,372 new coronavirus infections, hitting the highest daily tally once again. The new cases pushed the total cases to over 1.38 crore. Deaths rose by 1,027 to 1,72,085; As deaths rise, pressure on crematoriums, graveyards; Oxygen running out in Madhya Pradesh hospitals; After Prime Minister Narendra Modi's meet, CBSE cancels Class 10 exams; Lockdown-like curbs in Maharashtra from today; and other top news of the day. | NDTV

The government has decided to fast-track emergency approval for Covid vaccines used in western nations and Japan, after the world's biggest surge in cases in the country; Gujarat's Covid crisis worsens; Delhi reports more coronavirus cases than Mumbai; Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's dharna against Election Commission in Kolkata; Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal demands no board exams; and other top news of the day. | NDTV